DOWNLOAD-FREE-How-to-American-An-Immigrant's-Guide-to-Disappointing-Your-Parents-(Epub-Kindle)

DOWNLOAD FREE How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to
Disappointing Your Parents (Epub Kindle)
Author : Jimmy O. Yang
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN : 0306903512
Publication Date : 2020-1-14
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Pages : 240
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Synopsis : DOWNLOAD FREE How to American: An Immigrant's
Guide to Disappointing Your Parents (Epub Kindle)
Standup comic, actor and fan favorite from HBO's Silicon Valley and the
film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese
immigrant in California and making it in Hollywood. "I turned down a job
in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. My dad thought I was
crazy. But I figured it was better to disappoint my parents for a few
years than to disappoint myself for the rest of my life. I had to
disappoint them in order to pursue what I loved. That was the only way
to have my Chinese turnip cake and eat an American apple pie too." Jimmy
O. Yang is a standup comedian, film and TV actor and fan favorite as the
character Jian Yang from the popular HBO series Silicon Valley. In How
to American, he shares his story of growing up as a Chinese immigrant
who pursued a Hollywood career against the wishes of his parents: Yang
arrived in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at age 13, learned English by
watching BET RapCity for three hours a day, and worked as a strip club
DJ while pursuing his comedy career. He chronicles a near deportation

episode during a college trip Tijuana to finally becoming a proud US
citizen ten years later. Featuring those and many other hilarious
stories, while sharing some hard-earned lessons, How to American mocks
stereotypes while offering tongue in cheek advice on pursuing the
American dreams of fame, fortune, and strippers.